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Duke of Ratibor, Prince of Corvey, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | |||||
![]() Victor II painting by Philip de László, 1898 | |||||
Born | (1847-09-06)6 September 1847 Rudy Palace, Kingdom of Prussia | ||||
Died | 9 August 1923(1923-08-09) (aged 75) Corvey Abbey, Weimar Republic | ||||
Spouse | Countess Marie Breuner-Enckevoirt | ||||
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House | Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | ||||
Father | Victor I, Duke of Ratibor | ||||
Mother | Princess Amelie of Fürstenberg |
Victor II, Duke of Ratibor, Prince of Corvey, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (German: Viktor Amadeus 2. Herzog von Ratibor, 2. Fürst von Corvey, Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst; 6 September 1847 – 9 August 1923) was a member of the House of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and Duke of the Silesian duchy of Ratibor (Polish: Racibórz).
Victor was born at Rauden Castle, Kingdom of Prussia, eldest son of Victor I, Duke of Ratibor (1818–1893), (son of Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and Princess Constanze of Hohenlohe-Langenburg) and his wife, Princess Amelie of Fürstenberg (1821–1899), (daughter of Karl Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg and Princess Amalie of Baden).
He studied Law in Bonn and Göttingen and was a member of the Corps Borussia (1867) and Corps Saxonia (1890). In Saxonia were also his four brothers, Max, Karl Egon, Franz (Colonel à la suite) and Egon (Lord Chamberlain).
After making his Doctorate in Law he entered the Potsdamer Life Guards Hussar Regiment in which he fought during the Franco-Prussian War.
Between 1873 and 1876 he worked at the German Embassy in Vienna. In 1893 he took over the dominions Kieferstädtel and Zembowitz in Upper Silesia.
From 1897 to 1921 he was Chairman of the Silesia Province respectively of the Upper Silesian provincial parliament. As a member of the Free Conservative Party, he ran in 1885 and 1888 for the Prussian House of Representatives. Since 1893, he was a member of the Prussian House of Lords. From 1896 to 1904 he was chairman of the New Coalition Party.
Victor married 19 June 1877 at Vienna to Countess Marie Breuner-Enckevoirt (1856–1929), daughter of Count August Johann Breuner-Enckevoirt, and his wife, Countess Agota Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsövidék.
They had four children:
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Viktor II, 2nd Duke of Ratibor, 2nd Prince of Corvey Cadet branch of the House of Hohenlohe Born: 6 September 1847 Died: 9 August 1923 | ||
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Preceded by | Duke of Ratibor 30 January 1893 – 11 August 1919 | Succeeded by |
Prince of Corvey 30 January 1893 – 11 August 1919 | ||
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Loss of title | — TITULAR — Duke of Ratibor 11 August 1919 – 9 August 1923 Reason for succession failure: German nobility titles abolished | Succeeded by |
— TITULAR — Prince of Corvey 11 August 1919 – 9 August 1923 Reason for succession failure: German nobility titles abolished |
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